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From: Martin <martin.dowie@btopenworld.com>
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Subject: Re: Newbie question -- dereferencing access
Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2009 02:21:14 -0700 (PDT)
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On Mar 14, 7:30=A0am, sjw <simon.j.wri...@mac.com> wrote:
> On Mar 13, 5:33=A0pm, Martin <martin.do...@btopenworld.com> wrote:
> [...]
>
> The comment on Update_Element isn't right!

Oops! Thanks for the spot!

> Not sure I completely catch the purpose here, will explore, but an
> alternative solution for storage management problems might be a smart
> pointer package; there are lots out there, eg
> BC.Support.Smart_Pointers in the Booch Components athttp://sourceforge.ne=
t/projects/booch95/.

The purposes are:

1) to allow indefinite types to be held in other
   composite types;
2) to do the memory management for the user; and
3) to spot 'meddling' with what is being held
   when there shouldn't be, i.e. it's a safe as
   well as smart holder.

Cheers
-- Martin